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Re: Rhino Poaching 2017/2018
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 10:26 am
by Richprins
Yup. They get money from it, IMO.
Re: Rhino Poaching 2017/2018
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 1:01 pm
by Lisbeth
The Minister continue to talk about success against poaching, but when the real truth comes out it has quite another tune. You get the impression that nobody really care.
It is certainly comprehensive that Lionel Dyck is fed up not getting any help from the authorities and seeing the criminals avoid being arrested, when all the proves are there
It is disheartening
Re: Rhino Poaching 2017/2018
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 2:57 pm
by Lisbeth
https://youtu.be/VA6DHB92hXw
Re: Rhino Poaching 2017/2018
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:35 am
by Flutterby
Posted on Facebook yesterday:
Trevor Barnett to SANParks - Kruger National Park
14 hrs ·
Hi everyone. We're in Kruger for 7 days. We had some drama today. At about 10 - 30 this morning we came across 2 poachers sprinting across the road and into the bush with their guns on their backs. We obviously raced away not knowing what to expect as they looked heavily armed. This happened about 600m north of Shimangwaneni waterhole. We went back to the picnic spot a few Ks North. The gentleman running the picnic spot managed to get a call through to Telemati. I spoke to a ranger there explaining the details. He got through to Satara. The anti poaching unit was busy tracking them when we came back through the same spot at about 4 this afternoon. Apart from that Leapord Lion Cheetah Buffalo and Elephant today. Regards Trevor.
Re: Rhino Poaching 2017/2018
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:02 am
by Richprins
Re: Rhino Poaching 2017/2018
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:39 am
by Lisbeth
From 10:30 to 16:00 are quite a few hours and the poachers would certainly not be around there anymore. If they had dogs they might have had a chance
Re: Rhino Poaching 2017/2018
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:43 am
by Richprins
They know what they are doing, Lis?
Re: Rhino Poaching 2017/2018
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:27 am
by Lisbeth
What I mean is, that it took too long to get there, but i Suppose that they are not prepared for poachers in the middle of the day
In a case like this, having telephone coverage all over, would speed things up.
Re: Rhino Poaching 2017/2018
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:28 am
by Flutterby
He said the APU was tracking the poachers when
they came back at 4pm.
Re: Rhino Poaching 2017/2018
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:31 am
by Lisbeth
......because he could see them
It does not really matter
